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topographicbroadways
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Topic: Your Worst Misheard Lyrics! Posted: July 30 2010 at 13:45 |
We've all at some point misinterpreted what a vocalist is singing. Especially in prog this is an easy thing to do, so what are some of your worst misheard lyrics?
Mine is in supper's ready on the line "Shimmering Silver Head Of Wisdom Looking At Me" for a long time i was convinced Gabriel said "Tiramisu ahead of wisdom looking at me" (with the title supper's ready i guess it seemed appropriate!)
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richardh
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:03 |
Toto -Africa ''There's nothing that a million men or more could ever do'' I always heard as 'there's nothing that a million men on Mars could ever do''
I like my version!
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The Truth
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:10 |
In Roger Water's What God Wants Part 1 I thought he said "God wants greed, God wants fa****s," when indeed he said a very exaggerated "God wants good, God wants bad."
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TheGazzardian
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:24 |
In Games Without Frontiers, I thought the female voice was saying, "She's so Funk-u-ler" instead of "jeux sans Fron-ti-ers"
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The Truth
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:26 |
TheGazzardian wrote:
In Games Without Frontiers, I thought the female voice was saying, "She's so Funk-u-ler" instead of "jeux sans Fron-ti-ers" |
Years and years ago when I first heard that song without knowing what it was I thought it was, "She said f**k-you-all." 
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:30 |
TheGazzardian wrote:
In Games Without Frontiers, I thought the female voice was saying, "She's so Funk-u-ler" instead of "jeux sans Fron-ti-ers" |
I did too. 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:35 |
Just remembered one, though it's not really "the worst":
In Hazards of Love Pt 4. where they sing 'these rushing waves', I always thought they said 'these Russian ways' until today, lol.
Edited by The Quiet One - July 30 2010 at 17:24
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CinemaZebra
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 16:51 |
"I've been waiting for a guy to come and take me by the hand 'cause these sensations make me feel the pleasures of another man"
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zachfive
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 18:23 |
KC - One More Red Nightmare: Actual lyrics - "Sweat began to pour down, my neck as I turn round" Misheard - "Sweat began to pour down, my knickers as I turn round"
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The Runaway
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 18:46 |
The Quiet One wrote:
Just remembered one, though it's not really "the worst":
In Hazards of Love Pt 4. where they sing 'these rushing waves', I always thought they said 'these Russian ways' until today, lol. |
Colin's Billy Joe accent is so awesome
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LionRocker
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 20:49 |
Please excuse this incoming burst of raunch, people. It took three entire listens to "Kid A" before I knew the correct lyrics to a single verse, believe it or not.
"Everything In It's Right Place"
"Yesterday, I woke up sucking on my mom"
"Yesterday, I woke up sucking a lemon"
And I always thought Games Without Frontiers was "She's so funky, yeah". I assume Ms. Bush never took a remedial French class. 
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CinemaZebra
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 20:51 |
CinemaZebra wrote:
"I've been waiting for a guy to come and take me by the hand 'cause these sensations make me feel the pleasures of another man"
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It's funny because it makes you think Ian Curtis was gay.
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JJLehto
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 20:52 |
21st Century Schizoid Man
used to think he said "Politicians lay strewn in a pile" Conjured one hell of an image in my head!
Edited by JJLehto - July 30 2010 at 20:52
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Jörgemeister
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 20:55 |
this i heard it in a pearl jam show ( yeah, the grunge band) Kiss "i wanna rock and roll all night and party every day" heard as "i wanna rock and roll all night and part of every day"
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I Could have bought a Third World country with the riches that I've spent
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CinemaZebra
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 00:40 |
Arnold_Layne wrote:
"i wanna rock and roll all night and part of every day"
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That sounds better anyway.
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Takeshi Kovacs
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 04:53 |
For some unfathomable reason I always used to sing... "Who was broken by trained personnel" from Dogs by Pink Floyd, as:
"He was taken by train to Seville".

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 Open the gates of the city wide....
Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/
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richardh
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 06:59 |
zachfive wrote:
KC - One More Red Nightmare:
Actual lyrics - "Sweat began to pour down, my neck as I turn round"
Misheard - "Sweat began to pour down, my knickers as I turn round" |
that is the funniest so far
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Dean
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 07:44 |
PG Slowburn:
"You're back telling me your Apocalypse." misheard as "Your back o' the knee or upon the lips."
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What?
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Klogg
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 08:03 |
All You Need is love-The Beatles In the end of the song:"Love is all you need" Misheard: "Lobisomem", that means werewolf in portuguese
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richardh
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 15:58 |
Klogg wrote:
All You Need is love-The Beatles In the end of the song:"Love is all you need" Misheard: "Lobisomem", that means werewolf in portuguese
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